Taxonomy Profile: Paspalum distichum (L)

Paspalum distichum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Paspalum paucispicatum
Vasey
Paspalum distinctum
L
Digitaria paspaloides
Michx
Paspalum paspaloides
Michx Scribn
Paspalum distichum var. indutum
Shinners
Anastrophus paspaloides
Michx Nash
Anastrophus paspaloides
Scribner Nash
Digitaria disticha
L Fiori & Paol
Digitaria paspalodes
Michx
Dimorphostachys oaxacensis
Steud E Fourn ex Hemsl
Milium distichum
L Muhl
Milium paspalodes
Michx Elliott
Panicum fernandezianum
Colla
Panicum paspaliforme
J Presl
Panicum polyrrhizum
J Presl
Paspalum bracteatum
Dufour ex Kunth
Paspalum chepica
Steud
Paspalum digitaria
Poir
Paspalum elliottii
S Watson
Paspalum fernandezianum
Colla
Paspalum michauxianum
Kunth
Paspalum oaxacense
Steud
Paspalum paspalodes
Michx Scribn
Paspalum schaffneri
Griseb ex E Fourn
Paspalum schaffneri
Griseb ex Hemsl
Paspalum vaginatum
Döll
Paspalum distichum ssp. paspalodes
Michx Thell
Paspalum distichum var. digitaria
Poir Hack
Paspalum paspalodes var. paspalodes
Michx Scribn
Paspalum vaginatum var. pubescens
Döll
Common Name(s):
knotgrass []
knotroot paspalum []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Paspalum distichum: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Poales
Family : Poaceae
grasses |
graminées |
Genus : Paspalum
paspalum |
crowngrass |
Species : Paspalum distichum
knotgrass |
knotroot paspalum |
Paspalum distichum Direct Children(s):
Paspalum distichum: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Paspalum distichum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Paspalum distichum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Paspalum distichum
Source:
Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009
Acquired:
2009-11-24
Notes:
Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
Reference for:
Paspalum distichum
Source:
Poaceae update
Acquired:
2010-09-01
Notes:
Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
Reference for:
Paspalum distichum
Publication(s):
Paspalum distichum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Native
Paspalum distichum: Comments